JOHOR BAHRU: A student fainted and five more started vomiting after breathing in methane from a suspected chemical spill in the vicinity of Sungai Kim Kim, near Pasir Gudang this morning.
“After investigators detected methane in the atmosphere, we did an evacuation of anyone within a 500m radius of the gas leak involving some 1,400 students and teachers from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Pasir Putih and Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Pasir Putih,” said Zone 1 Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (JBPM) deputy chief, Lokman Hakim Sulaiman, in a statement today.
He said the report of a gas leak and spill was received at 5.15am, adding a press conference will be held for more updates soon.
The male student who fainted was taken to Hospital Sultan Ismail. – Bernama
